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Citrix XenServer


Citrix XenServer offers a low-cost alternate to the market-leading VMware and can offer the performance, features and reliability that many IT shops need in a virtualization technology. This section provides news, case studies and tutorials on using Citrix XenServer, compares the pros and cons of XenServer with those of Microsoft's Hyper-V and VMware in terms of price, functionality, performance, ease of use, support and reliability and provides step-by-step tutorials on installing and using XenServer and management tools in a virtualized environment.
IN THIS TOPIC:  NEWS (79) , EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE (55) , REFERENCE & LEARNING (2) , DOWNLOADS (5) , DEFINITIONS (2)

  NEWS: 1 - 3 of 79
VMware shops consider Hyper-V, XenServer migrations
SearchServerVirtualization.com | 07 Dec 2009
ARTICLE - Almost half of existing VMware customers have at least considered a server virtualization alternative this year.
VMware ESX maintains an edge over Citrix for VDI
SearchServerVirtualization.com | 12 Nov 2009
ARTICLE - Regardless of the connection broker used, VMware's ESX hypervisor still trumps Citrix XenServer in VDI environments.
Xen hypervisor users defend virtualization choice
SearchServerVirtualization.com | 26 Oct 2009
ARTICLE - Citrix XenServer and Novell SUSE Xen proponents say these virtualization offerings give them what they need -- at a lower cost than VMware and with more features than Hyper-V.
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  EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE: 1 - 3 of 55
Network-bridge and ifconfig: Configuring Xen networks on Linux
03 Mar 2008
TIP - Learn how to use network-bridge and ifconfig commands with Xen on SUSE Linux Enterprise to control the network bridge and see all available interfaces on your network.
Six steps for migrating Xen virtual machines to KVM
Submitted By: SearchServerVirtualization.com | 25 Aug 2009
TIP - These steps can help with moving a Linux virtualization environment from the Xen hypervisor to a KVM virtual machine.
Linux virtualization trends: Xen, KVM vendors vie for corporate market
Submitted By: SearchServerVirtualization.com | 04 Aug 2009
TIP - The virtualization market has four options: VMware, Citrix's Xen, Linux KVM and Microsoft's Hyper-V.
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  REFERENCE & LEARNING: 1 - 2 of 2
Guide: Introduction to Xen
27 May 2008
LEARNING GUIDE - Get up to speed on the growing Xen-based virtualization products. This guide covers everything from installation to management and Xen-based strategies.
Xen
14 Sep 2006
ALL-IN-ONE GUIDES - The place for Zen-like Xen information. Learn what the difference is between Xen and other virtualization products, see Xen in action and follow Xen's trail in the news.
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  DOWNLOADS: 1 - 3 of 5
Simon Crosby explains Citrix's open source XenServer move
Published by: SearchServerVirtualization.com | 30 Oct 2009
PODCAST - Why is Citrix making XenServer's core components available to the open source community? Find out in this interview with Simon Crosby, Citrix CTO and XenSource founder.
Citrix open sources XenServer components
Published by: SearchServerVirtualization.com | 23 Oct 2009
PODCAST - First, Citrix Systems decided to give away its XenServer hypervisor for free. Now the company is making core components of the XenServer code open source.
FAQ: New Citrix XenServer 5.5 features
Published by: SearchServerVirtualization.com | 11 Aug 2009
PODCAST - Virtualization expert Rick Vanover answers frequently asked questions about new XenServer 5.5 features and how they'll affect Citrix in the market.
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  DEFINITIONS: 1 - 2 of 2
physical block device (PBD)
10 Nov 2009
WORD - In a Citrix XenServer, a physical block device is a connector object that represents the interface between a physical host and an attached storage repository (SR). A physical block device is responsible for storing the ...
Xen
18 Dec 2006
WORD - Xen is an open source virtual machine monitor for x86-compatible computers. XenSource Inc. and Virtual Iron Software Inc. promoted Xen as the primary open source competitor to commercial virtualization products such as ...
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